# Office Ours: The Power Pause (with Neha Ruch)

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Published: 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00
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What if stepping back was actually your next big step forward? Neha Ruch is an author, researcher, and the founder of The Power Pause, a movement that is quietly dismantling one of the most outdated stories we tell about ambition: that if you slow down, you're falling behind.  On this episode of Office Ours, Dr. Miriam sits down with Neha to unpack what it really means to take a pause and to discuss why one in three women feel forced into one, why our networks don't have to dry up when we do, and what our friendships have to do with all of it. They get into the myths we've inherited about worth and work, the complicated identity shifts that can come with motherhood, the judgment that shows up (even from the people who love us most), and the quiet power of asking "what are you up to today?" instead of "what do you do?" Neha shares what it took to separate her self-belief from everyone else's opinions, why the friendships that survive a power pause are built on one thing above all else, and her honest take on the messy, beautiful friendships she's lost and repaired along the way. This one is for anyone who's ever felt like rest was something to apologize for. Pull up a chair. Office hours are in session.  -- Follow your new friend: @neha_ruch Your friendship questions deserve answers. Reach out at hello@thetwopeasonapod.com, on social media or, pick up the phone and call or text with your friendship story or questions at 615-PODLINE (That's 615-763-5463). Stay in touch with us: @twopeasonapod @miriamkirmayer www.miriamkirmayer.com -- Two Peas on a Pod is hosted by Dr. Miriam Kirmayer. Executive produced by Zoe Travis, Matthew Hoffman, Katya Kaminsky, and Dr. Miriam Kirmayer. Produced and edited by Podcast Nation (Producers: Madison Brit and Alesha Pannier,…

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